Top Stories: Things that made news in the cricket world today

Imam ul Haq in #MeToo controversy as a Twitter user exposes his chats with girls

• Imam-ul-Haq has always been accused of nepotism as many felt that he came into the Pakistan team due to his uncle Inzamam-ul-Haq being the chief selector.
• The former Pakistan captain has decided to step down from the position now even as Imam has established himself as the top opener in the country.
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Jonty Rhodes in race for India’s fielding coach

• It’s a season for employment in Indian cricket as top coaching positions of the country’s national side are up for the grabs.
• The support staff members have come under the scanner following the Men in Blue’s shock exit from the cricket World Cup in England recently and a number of past cricketers have applied for the coaching posts.
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Indian team hints at retiring No. 7 jersey in the ICC Test Championship

• The top-ranked Test team will be again trying to put up a dominant show on the foreign soil The red ball sojourn will include two games at Antigua and Jamaica.
• Coincidentally the series will also mark the beginning of India’s Test championship journey which is the latest plan laid out by ICC to popularize the classic format.
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Eoin Morgan picks the best cricket league in the world

• England limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan feels the T10 League in the United Arab Emirates is the best cricket league in the world he has played in.
• The 32-year-old Irish-born cricketer who led the Three Lions to their maiden cricket World Cup this month has captained Kerala Kings in the T10 League.
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Shoaib Akhtar wants Haris Sohail as Pakistan limited-over captain; Babar Azam as Test skipper

• Pakistan failed to make the semi-finals of the 2019 cricket World Cup in England recently and the debacle has left the country’s fans and former players disappointed.
• Led by Sarfaraz Ahmed, the Men in Green were off to a disastrous start by losing to a weak West Indies by 7 wickets.
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Based on feedback from players, fans & broadcasters, CA decided to curtail BBL 2019-20 duration

• Fans, broadcasters and even players found Australia’s domestic T20 tournament, Big Bash League (BBL) in 2018 was far too long.
• Based on their feedback, Cricket Australia (CA) has decided to reduce the length of the next edition scheduled in 2019-20.
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Virat Kohli features in the top 10 Instagram sports’ rich list 2019

• The Indian captain Virat Kohli has become the only Indian sportsperson and the only cricketer to feature in top 10 Instagram sports’ rich list.
• For the second year running, the Football star Cristiano Ronaldo has clinched the top spot as he earns a whopping £784,000 (Rs 6.74 crore) for one post on Instagram and is way ahead of the Brazil footballer Neymar who is at the second place.
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Virat Kohli opens up on his feelings after losing the World Cup semi-final

• Ravindra Jadeja and MS Dhoni had given India a ray of hope with their century partnership in the semi-final against New Zealand.
• But with both of them getting out with the target only a few runs away, India’s dream of winning the World Cup shattered.
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After selectors’ red signal for farewell game, Nuwan Kulasekara retires from international cricket

• Nuwan Kulasekara was the part of Sri Lanka‘s squad which won the World T20 in 2014 by defeating India.
• He had bowled a tidy four-over spell going for only 29 runs and accounted for Yuvraj Singh’s wicket in the final.
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The culture of scolding people isn’t there in the change room now: Virat Kohli

• As a youngster, if you are a very good player, there will be a lot of distractions and Kohli himself admits that he made many mistakes while growing up.
• The Indian captain also went on to say that the dressing room atmosphere is so friendly these days that the youngsters joining the team don’t feel intimidated at all.
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Virat Kohli decided to go to Windies to boost his team’s morale, not to secure captaincy, says source

• It was even speculated that Kohli would be rested for the T20I and ODI series against the Caribbeans and will only join the squad for the two Tests starting August 22.
• But eventually, he was picked in the squads for all three series and reports then said that he did so to secure captaincy.
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CoA disagrees to address rift in team until players raise it themselves

• Ever since India crashed out of the cricket World Cup 2019 by losing to New Zealand by 18 runs in the semi-final, some unwanted problems have started surfacing in their cricketing world.
• On one hand, there are reports about the rift between senior players Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma – the team’s captain and vice-captain (in limited-overs).
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Sourav Ganguly perplexed with Shubman Gill, Ajinkya Rahane’s omission from ODI squad against Windies

• The omission of Shubman’s name has particularly upset the experts and fans.
• The talented 19-year-old batsman hit three consecutive fifties for India A against the West Indies A in a just-concluded ODI series that the visitors won 4-1 but yet he was not picked for the senior team.
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